OK, so I just got back from a 2-day trip to Vancouver (which hey, fun), to find near pandemonium in the fandom over the CW's proposed post-strike schedule. Admittedly, I was (and still am not) as freaked out about this as some might expect (especially after my hell-raising bit over the whole mixed messages/lack of PR fiasco over last summer's hiatus), but let's just say, I was expecting this. It sucks, but by now, my standards are lowered enough to not expect any love from the CW. That being said, it is potentially worisome to catestrophic not to mention just a bit of a slight (how come WE can't have our reruns aired?) It would get "Supernatural" some new exposure, help the existing fans re-connect with their favorite program, attract new viewers, provide a great alternative to endless game shows and reality shows; in short, it would be a great money-making opportunity for the CW. So far, I haven't seen any opinions/direction/"the sky is falling" comments coming from the "Supernatural" brass, so until I do, I'm sitting back in a sort of hyper-alert, warry, information-collecting mode.
But clearly, huge chunks of the fandom are already up in arms. In the 2 hours I've been back online since returning from "Supernatural's" homeland I've seen multiple mentions of the "C" word (the one that means non-renewal), rants against the network (and it's president), petitions, mentions of letter writing campagns, salt-sending campaigns (cool idea, by the way), and some other folks in the wait-and-see boat. I'm concerned, I'm on pins and needles, but I'm not completely freaking out yet. However, I DO want to know what all of you think and have heard. What is your take on the situation? What sources (URLs are our friends!) have you found and what have they said? What are you planning to do? What would you LIKE the CW to do, and what are you prepared to ask for? Do you know of any activities/actions/campaigns being planned by fans at other fansites and communities?
Why do I ask? Well, we're SN fans, and we're all in this together. For example, this coming fall, no less than a dozen (I think the tally is actually a bit higher now) SFU (Supernatural Fans United--the fan club started by members of the tv.com "Supernatural" community) from all over the world will be attending the Creation convention in Chicago. Our fandom is usually one big happy family... unfortunately we do hang out in little cliques and don't all communicate with each other all the time. So, whatever we do, we should coordnate, communicate, and conspire. Whether we take action NOW or a week from now or never, it would work best if we did it together. So, I'd love to get us all on the same page (or at least be on the same page) as everyone else. The question is, how do we get there?
So, if you've got a minute, a tidbit of information, or a thought you want to send my way, PLEASE leave me a comment or send me a PM! I hope to hear from all y'all soon!
P.S., Nope, I haven't forgotten that I still owe blog recap/reviews for episodes 3.07 and 3.08. They will be forthcoming... I've just been a little overwhelmed by those episodes and have been suffering from writers' block recently, so I'll get them up there sooner or later! (Hopefully sooner!)
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If you're looking for something constructive and non drastic to do in the meantime, check out Team Winchester's petition... I can't link to it, but if you google it it should come up somehow. And mea culpa...I didn't know that posting URLs on blogs was against TV.com policy... I'm usually pretty good about remembering all the rules, but I guess it's been a while since I've even thought about doing that and the rule entirely slipped my mind. Hopefully I got this edited before any further truouble ensues. *profusely appologizes*
Blog Rule #1 : NEVER post a url in the comment
section... it messes the page
and you can't read all the lines...
I'm like you carefully watching what happens next...
But should I hear any word from official SN, then I'll
be ready to jump and grab my weapons.
About unifying scattered groups, I guess the only way
is to have someone go over all the various boards and leave
messages out there to spread the word and eventually let
everyone know there will be like an "information booth"
of all things concerning actions to be taken in the name
of Supernatural. Now the thing is to build this place...
And then keep it alive and under smart control...
Wouldn't we be perfect for that ??
I'm up for it if you are
(already had something like thatmore or less under construction this summer, but I drop it)
I have to say that if i knew who came up with the idea of sending salt i would high five him/her because its a pretty cool idea. But honestly i hope it doesn't come down to the the "C" word.
meaning by that... I know when I was sending nuts for Jericho,
there was the S3 uncertainty and the obvious thing to send
to save SN imposed itself as being salt...
Like you say, let's hope it won't come to that... and if
it does, then we should send it to the SN HQ in Vancouver
so that at least they could reuse it during the winter to
keep their road safe !!!
I understand wanting a unified front, but I really have no idea how to pull all the different worlds of fandom together...It's like an octopus with WAAAY too many tentacles, each joined by a centralized source, but singularly out on their own. I'm certainly not worried about next year's season, but it would be great for Supernatural to show re-runs to generate more exposure and a wider fan base. I just hope the network hears us and actually cares.
Oh, and lizzie, I removed the URL. I am sorry I didn't realize that was a problem. I thought I had posted URLs in blogs before, but oh well, never mind... My appologies!
So, once again, thank you so much for stopping by and sharing your ideas!!
And yeah, that's the big problem... how and where can we share ideas so that this many-tentacled SN fandom beast can all work in the same direction?? I like pixie and lizzie's idea about a central information clearinghouse type thing (that's kind of what I was thinking too)... so, are there other ideas? Anyone have any ideas as to how to impliment such a thing? Anyone know if any of the other fansites are doing/planning anything?
Duh, now i feel bad for wanting to make it sound like something horrible I just meant that since the links are usually longer than what a line in a blog comment can hold, it messes with the way the posts appear. You didn't notice that half the words were missing in the comments ? (except mine of course
)and that now that the link disappeared everything is back to normal... Anyway that's just a technicality and no way a TVcom rule, just to make things clear. So let me try to post it again in a way it will be working...
Petition for SN repeats
I am a bit scared of what I'm gonna find ... So whatever, yep I'll keep you posted if nothing else shows up in the mean time.
xxx
Oh, and thanks, Lizzie, for posting the link to the petition!! It's a very well-worded petition and is very reasonable; the Team Winchester peeps generally have their heads on correctly, so I'm happy to support their efforts for now... if only we can get EVERYONE coordiated if further action is required.
Julsus
I don't want SPN to be cancelled...I would like go into shock & mourning...I have no idea what we could do
xxx